Suspenders



Nov. 3 I 1925 1,560,157

B. L. GALBRAI TH SUSPENDERS Filed Aug. 13, 1924 Patented him].

BOB LANSDON GALTBRAITH,

lie it known that, 1. lion lisnsn :q GAL- BRAITH. a. citizen oftheUnited ti totes, residing at Oliver Springs, in the county of Andersonand State of Viennessee. have vented :1 new and usetul linprorenient inSuspenders, of which the following is a speeilic'ntion. reference beinghad to the en- (:oni'panying drawing.

My invention relates particularly to sus penders used on overalls andsimilar merits having :1 bib or similar pert reaching upward over thechest toward or to the shoulders. v

The object oi. the invention is to provide suspenders Ind-uptei'l to heused on such gurinents end in whirh suspenders provision is made forprotecting other e'nri'uents and the shoulders. of thewearer frominjurious aet'ion by the buckles \i'hirh are ordinarily applied to thefront ends of said suspenders.

To this end. a sheet-form piece of n'uiteriaL ]S 111)1)l10(l to theinner sideof the forward ends of the suspenders. as will appear no theron.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective showing: the upper right hand corner of anoverall bib ivith the forward end of ii suspender embodying myimprovement Fig. 2 is :1, front, View of one end of one of thesuspenders;

Fig. 3 is :1 side elevation of the structui shown by Fig. 2;

Fi 4 is a longitudinal section on the line, 44l, of Fig. 2,1ooking inthe direction of the arrows, the part of the-bib shown in Fig". 1 beingadded;

Fig. 5 illustrates the shield, the button loop and the yoke to which theshield is at tnehed by stitching.

Referring to said drawing: A is the upper right hand corner of the-biboi? a pair of overalls or similar garment. Al is any ordinary buttonsecured on the front of the bib. A is one member of buttoirforin snap. Bis the body of the suspender. This body extends through the frictionclasp, D, and downward through theelot of the upper member, C, of thebutton loop and then e21 tends upward and again through the trio tionclasp. D, and terminates ii; ti l i Two arms. 3 extend down ii then'n'rn'il'ier. C. and have their lower ends ron'pl 1 H) the lowev butt rloop in elo her. Q, wine 11i the torn'i oi 'toriu shown by the ienee indescription. the; button ioop strue onrgringrtlie ineinber C.

"rloth or other sheet torm lnri'teriai it wise secured to the shield, L,

.suspender nor with making use the button outer face of the l 'lnebutton loop "is to be r4 form of buckle and onysiinilnr nu'cltie snn'rtieuhrr or cox-wen ture may he used in place out the true may becoiled it buokio or buckle struol. i iure. v

To prevent the'hut-ton loop men'ibers from hearing on the shonider oithe we rer orl upon the shoulder garment ot the wearer.

the sheet-Torin shieleh'ii, is applied behind, oriuider the lower endoi? the Suspender in position to bear upon the shouliiler of the wearer.The ujiper'end of the shield is se-' cured to the upper button: loop orhuolde member C. by means of n yoke. and loon. -The yoke, F, has eyes Ffor en- The loop shown by the drawings in the form ot a. piece of ldedaround the yoke, F, and stitched or otlrertar enough below the upper endof the shield to allow Said endto extend above the button "loop orl l1(lle and overlap the lower or rear part of the 'loided of the body of thesuspender,

It), and be "free from said body. The lower end ot the shield extendsdownward behind the bib for enough to lie oveit'the snap member, A andbear on its front face :i corn. panion snap member, E adapted to engagethe snap member, A

In 5. the yokeis attached to the shieldby stikhing, F. i v 1 V While thedrawings show the shield nloout as Wide as the body of the suspendi-n'it to he understood that the shield n'inde Wider.

lit is to be ohserredf in the not interfere with the usual operntn mentof the iength of the Suspender.

The friction eiesp may be or any term. adapted to the body of theSuspender in n. manner permitting adjustment. f1 einini as my invention,

1. 'llhe eonibinnfon with the body of a snspender and the .front upperpart on overall and e buckle structure for ioining the susponder to s idpart n shield reed ind the buckle end over-nipping and free from his.

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or one overall,

part of thesuspender body and extending behind the upper part of saidpart of the overall, means securing the shield to the upper part of thebuckle structure, and

means for securing the lower part of the shield to said part of theoverall, substan tially as described.

2. The combinationwith the body of a suspenderand the front upperpart'of an overall and a buckle structure for joining .the suspender tosaid part of the overall, of

a shield placed behind the buckle structure and over-lapping and freefrom the lower part of the suspender body and the upper part of saidpart of the overall, a yoke for securing the shield to the upper part ofthe buckle structure, and means for securing the lower part of theshield to said part of the overall, substantially as described.

3. The combination with the body of a suspender and the front upper partof an overall and a buckle structure for joining the suspender to saidpart of the overall, of

suspender and the front upper part of an overall and a buckle structurefor joining the suspender to said part of the overall, of a shieldplaced behind the buckle structure and. over-lapping the lower part ofthe suspender body and-the upper part of said part of the overall, meanssecuring the shield to the upper part of the buckle structure, means onthe overall for securing the buckle structure, and other means on theinner face of the overall for securing the lower partof the shield tosaid part of the overall, substantially as described.

5. Thecombination with the body of a suspender and the. front upper partof an overall and a buckle the suspcnder to said part of the overall, of

a shield. placed behind the buckle structure and over-lapping the lowerpart of the suspender body and the upper part of said part of theoverall, a yoke secured to the shield and having eyes for engaging theupper part ofthe buckle structure, means for securing the. bucklestructure to said part of the ove'r structure for joining all, and meansfor securing the lower part of the shield to said part of thesubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name, this 29th day of July, inthe year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four.

B ()B L. GALBRAITH.

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